I didn't see it so much as Desmond knowing the future... but instead Desmond being aware of some sort of 'script' that each of the Losties is playing into, without them knowing it.
Something along the lines of the psychological experiments driving the Losties to do some particular actions; in Locke's case, giving that speech. And Desmond has some (new?) insider information on it. Maybe?
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